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when you hear the government of syria, the regime of syria saying they're not killing people, that they're not willing innocent people and they're not ordering the deaths of any people, how can they say that when we constantly are seeing she's videos? >> well, they keep lying and lying until they believe what they lie about. i don't know. i mean i don't know if they believe it or not, but the killing is happening on a daily basis. and we is see in front of us today we lost seven children. two women amongst 45 killed today. and the worst is the funeral in one of the i can, another kid was shot. and if they really say that these videos are fake, then let the media go in and let us see if this is real or not. everybody knows that the regime is doing systemic killing on a daily basis. you can also measure it from the number of people killed. they want today, every day 30 to 40 people dead. and we hear the same figure on daily basis, between 30 and 40 people killed on daily basis. as if there is a clear, you know, command, kill between 30 and 40 people every day. this is what happens. >> you we
when you hear the government of syria, the regime of syria saying they're not killing people, that they're not willing innocent people and they're not ordering the deaths of any people, how can they say that when we constantly are seeing she's videos? >> well, they keep lying and lying until they believe what they lie about. i don't know. i mean i don't know if they believe it or not, but the killing is happening on a daily basis. and we is see in front of us today we lost seven children....
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when you hear the government of syria, the regime of syria saying they're not killing people, that they're not willing innocent people and they're not ordering the deaths of any people, how can they say that when we constantly are seeing these videos? >> well, i mean, they keep lying and lying until they believe what they lie about. i don't know. i mean, i don't know if they believe it or not, but everybody knows the killing is happening on a daily basis. and we is see in front of us. today, we lost seven children. two women amongst 45 killed today. and the worst is the funeral in one of the kids, another kid was shot. and if they really say that these videos are fake, then let the media go in and let us see if this is real or not. everybody knows that the regime is doing systemic killing on a daily basis. you can also measure it from the number of people killed. they want today, every day 30 to 40 people dead. and we hear the same figure on daily basis, between 30 and 40 people killed on daily basis. as if there is a clear, you know, command, kill between 30 and 40 people every day. and t
when you hear the government of syria, the regime of syria saying they're not killing people, that they're not willing innocent people and they're not ordering the deaths of any people, how can they say that when we constantly are seeing these videos? >> well, i mean, they keep lying and lying until they believe what they lie about. i don't know. i mean, i don't know if they believe it or not, but everybody knows the killing is happening on a daily basis. and we is see in front of us....
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plus regime change in syria could alter the middle east and today there are new signs syria's rulers could be losing power. think this doesn't matter to your day-to-day life? you better think again. woman: my father came to america selling fishcakes from the back of his truck, and in 1942, of course, they were sent away. after the war, as a japanese coming back from camp, he started a little store on main street in seattle. of course they needed some money, and bank of america was the only bank who would talk to my father. and we've stayed with bank of america. we have four stores now, three in the pacific northwest and one in oregon. my parents would not believe how popular it is now. >>> 22 past the hour. a new sign syria could be edging close to a full-blown civil war. syrian troops killed 28 protesters today alone. including people at a funeral procession. this is amateur video of a government tank firing a machine gun. we can't verify the awe then assist because syria no longer allows outside journalists in. this video allegedly shows troops rounding up protesters in the city of
plus regime change in syria could alter the middle east and today there are new signs syria's rulers could be losing power. think this doesn't matter to your day-to-day life? you better think again. woman: my father came to america selling fishcakes from the back of his truck, and in 1942, of course, they were sent away. after the war, as a japanese coming back from camp, he started a little store on main street in seattle. of course they needed some money, and bank of america was the only bank...
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iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade because it exhausts the people and the government. but we stood with the arab league. and we were very frank and we agreed on an initiative to perhaps -- it will be the last-minute initiative we'll see in the situation and will achieve the required change in syria without any violent operations that could affect the area in general. i believe that all the parties realize the dangers of a sectarian war in iraq and syria and in the region because it will be like a snowball that -- it will expand and be difficult to control it. we will try
iraq is a country bordering on syria. i'm concerned about the interest of iraq and the interest of the security of the region. i wish that what is required by the syrian people would be achieved without having -- without affecting the security of iraq. i know the two countries are related to each other and we must be very prudent in dealing with this matter. we were with the initiative by the arab league -- frankly speaking because we sovred from the blockade, we do not encourage blockade...
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most important is the collapse of syria which is under enormous pressure. right now president assad, most say his days are numbered. that would cut it off from the arab world, and the united states has left iraq which gives it an opening and the iranian regime is under enormous pressure from its own people. remember, the arab spring started in 2009 inquire ran and was suppressed ruthlessly so this country is desperately looking to flex their muscle and tell its own people and the world don't take us for granted, don't think we can't fight and aren't prepared to defend our interests because we will. >>trace: but iran has been threat threatening us for years and years and years. why are we paying so much attention this time? >>guest: because a fifths of all the world's oil moves through the straits of more -- of hormuz and this would be regards as an act of war and it could escalate quickly into full-blown military conflict in a very sensitive part of the world. so, it is something that the administration is watching very closely. >>trace: we are talking abou
most important is the collapse of syria which is under enormous pressure. right now president assad, most say his days are numbered. that would cut it off from the arab world, and the united states has left iraq which gives it an opening and the iranian regime is under enormous pressure from its own people. remember, the arab spring started in 2009 inquire ran and was suppressed ruthlessly so this country is desperately looking to flex their muscle and tell its own people and the world don't...
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john, you uniquely were in syria, one of the few if any western reporter whose got into syria just today. the administration decided to send our ambassador, robert ford, back to damascus to meet with opposition leaders. he left on october 22nd during the escalation of violence there. and he himself was being targeted. so despite criticism from republicans that the administration should not send an envoy to damascus, the view is within the administration that this is one way to support the opposition. >> indeed. well, the state department is saying tonight, incidentally, the ambassador flies out this evening from washington, what the state department is saying is this is is the best way to send a clear message that the united states stands with the syrian people. that being the case, it is unlikely to say the least, you can't imagine president assad is going to be sending any kind of welcome party to damascus airport to greet the returning ambassador. why? because he went out of his way. he crossed the street, he went down the road to hamah, one of the seats of the uprising early on this
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what do you project happening in syria? >> the international community will come down hard or syria. seeing what takes place when regimes resist the voice of the people. the people are now coming out by the thousands. syria is reacting by using force to suppress them. the result will be that this regime will be gone. we are seeing a continuation of the arab spring and this is one thing taking place in syria and i mighting is to the extent that iran continues to crack down in the fashion they have, given the economic conditions we will see a change in iranian policy in terms of not going forward with the nuclear program or see a change in regime. that's something they may have to be concerned about and should be. >> that is quite a projection for the new year. happy new year to you. >> same to you. >> thanks so much for all of your help this year. looking ahead, what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours. that's next here on "andrea mitchell reports." ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪
what do you project happening in syria? >> the international community will come down hard or syria. seeing what takes place when regimes resist the voice of the people. the people are now coming out by the thousands. syria is reacting by using force to suppress them. the result will be that this regime will be gone. we are seeing a continuation of the arab spring and this is one thing taking place in syria and i mighting is to the extent that iran continues to crack down in the fashion...
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no help on iran no, help on any of the other issues in supporting the syria up until now. now an old attack and revival of attacks on the united states. it's been a failure. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for a followup to a grapevine classic this week. ♪ [ male announcer ] sometimes, a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. is that what i think it is? ♪ [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer for exclusive lease offers on the 2012 is 250 and, as a gift from lexus, we'll make your first month's payment. okay... uhh. the bad news, it's probably totaled. the good news is, you don't have to pay your deducble. with vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance, you got $100 off for every year of safe driving, so now your deductible is zero. the other good news ? i held on to your coffee. wow. ♪ nationwide is on your side ( laughing ) it's actually a pretty good day whenou consider. that's great. >> bret: finally tonight, earlier in the week we brought you the story of severa
no help on iran no, help on any of the other issues in supporting the syria up until now. now an old attack and revival of attacks on the united states. it's been a failure. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for a followup to a grapevine classic this week. ♪ [ male announcer ] sometimes, a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. is that what i think it is? ♪ [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus...
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no help on iran no, help on any of the other issues in supporting the syria up until now. now an old attack and revival of attacks on the united states. it's been a failure. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for a followup to a grapevine classic this week. >> bret: finally tonight, earlier in the week we brought you the story of several michigan counties using homeland security grant to buy snow cone machines. the shaved ice could be used for injuries and they said there are other positives. >> local emergency management agencies can also use the snow cone machine as attractions at local events when they are trying to attract volunteers. >> yes. it is an attraction for volunteers. would you like to risk your life battling terrorists for no money? what if i offered you a snow cone? [ laughter ] [ applause ] ni
no help on iran no, help on any of the other issues in supporting the syria up until now. now an old attack and revival of attacks on the united states. it's been a failure. >> bret: that is it for the panel. stay tuned for a followup to a grapevine classic this week. >> bret: finally tonight, earlier in the week we brought you the story of several michigan counties using homeland security grant to buy snow cone machines. the shaved ice could be used for injuries and they said there...
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using that reasoning, jordan, syria and iraq are invented people. >> i think he wins that argument. it was needlessly provocative . that is a weakness that newt gingrich tries to put a historical gloss. it pegoes back to the ottoman empire . he forgets we are in a delicate diplomacy. and this is a way to provoke them and suggest they have no right to any kind of state. his worry last night hoe put it in the context of palestinian continued attacks on israel and the terror. and that is a better way to construct the argument. >> chris: liz, you agree with that as a foreign policy thinker. >> i gree with what paul said. the challenge here, you don't want it focused on the sount bite. you want the attention focused on president obama has the worst relationship with the state of israel than any president had in a long time . you have iran six or eight months obtaining a nuclear weapon and we should be working closely with the arabs and israelis on a range of issues including iran. that's what we should be focused on and not our own talking points >> chris: mara, what juan said, newt ging
using that reasoning, jordan, syria and iraq are invented people. >> i think he wins that argument. it was needlessly provocative . that is a weakness that newt gingrich tries to put a historical gloss. it pegoes back to the ottoman empire . he forgets we are in a delicate diplomacy. and this is a way to provoke them and suggest they have no right to any kind of state. his worry last night hoe put it in the context of palestinian continued attacks on israel and the terror. and that is a...
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but first, evolving fight against the government in syria. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let your doctor do her
but first, evolving fight against the government in syria. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent...
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let's talk about syria for a moment. at least six people killed in violent clashes between the government and anti-government forces there. any indication at this point that syria's president is going to step down at some point soon? >> no, not at all. he seems to be determined to fight it out. and although the arab league has now sent monitors into syria, to try to get firsthand information of what's going on, the foreign media is not allowed. all we're seeing is youtube videos and cell phone pictures that have been posted online. those monitors are going to get a sense of what's going on in the country. the fact that his forces continue to kill people while the monitors arei% the country. that says that he's not about to be backing down, he wants to go all the way. >> bobby ghosh, thank you, sir. happy new year. >> and to you. >>> rick perry suing virginia to get on the state's primary ballot. does his legal challenge stand a chance in court? >>> why a judge ruled the mexican american studies program in one school dist
let's talk about syria for a moment. at least six people killed in violent clashes between the government and anti-government forces there. any indication at this point that syria's president is going to step down at some point soon? >> no, not at all. he seems to be determined to fight it out. and although the arab league has now sent monitors into syria, to try to get firsthand information of what's going on, the foreign media is not allowed. all we're seeing is youtube videos and cell...
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. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this country, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled ohio near the urban centers of youngstown and warren. this same area has been the center of a lot of controversy over fracking, a method of getting natural gas out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> and customers complained and verizon listened. the country's largest mobile phone provider is scrapping its $2 fee for customers to make a one-time bill payment. the movement sparked outrage from thousands of verizon customers for having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>>
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a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big election year. republicans are just under the 50 mark in the senate. which senate races will you be following, gentlemen? charles? >> massachusetts. elizabeth warren the democrat is ahead by six or seven points. excellent candidate. scott brown feeling the heat. index of that he complained about the press, which true but it isn't a good idea to let on that it's bothering you. >> jim: it doesn't help your campaign to complain about the press? >> outcationally helps for a day or two. then it fades. >> jim: chuck? >> this is a great year because so many of these tight senate r
a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big...
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prime minister maliki, i'd like to ask you the question about syria. why haven't you demanded that assad step down given the slaughter of his people? >> first of all, the prime minister and i have discussed syria, and we share the view that when the syrian people are being killed or are unable to express themselves, that's a problem. there's no disagreement there. i have expressed my outrage in how the syrian regime has been operating. i do believe that president assad missed an opportunity to reform his government, chose the path of repression and has continued to engage in repressive tactics so that his credibility, his capacity to regain legitimacy inside syria, i think, is deeply eroded. it's not an easy situation, and, you know, i expressed to prime minister maliki my recognition that given syria's on iraq's borders, iraq's in a tough neighborhood, that we will consult closely with them as we move forward. but we believe that international pressure, the approach we've taken along with partners around the world to impose tough sanctions and to call
prime minister maliki, i'd like to ask you the question about syria. why haven't you demanded that assad step down given the slaughter of his people? >> first of all, the prime minister and i have discussed syria, and we share the view that when the syrian people are being killed or are unable to express themselves, that's a problem. there's no disagreement there. i have expressed my outrage in how the syrian regime has been operating. i do believe that president assad missed an...
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when companies sell surveillance equipment to the security agency of syria or iran or in past times qaddafi there can be no doubt it will be used to violate rights. now. i think about a good point right a lot of people out there brought up that surveillance technology we're selling it to needs to be looked at but if you're selling it to any government i mean they're selling to the u.s. government what's to say that any government won't use it in the same way you know that's exactly right i mean the interesting quote she said was you can be sure it will be used to abuse people's rights well that's true not just if you sell it to khadafi it's very clear that this technology has been developed not for small countries overseas but right here for use in the united states by the u.s. government which we know through laws and interpretations of these laws that the government won't even make public has been used to trample civil liberties massive secret spying all sorts of things that would not be approved by courts or judges were they to be public and so instead are being done behind closed doors
when companies sell surveillance equipment to the security agency of syria or iran or in past times qaddafi there can be no doubt it will be used to violate rights. now. i think about a good point right a lot of people out there brought up that surveillance technology we're selling it to needs to be looked at but if you're selling it to any government i mean they're selling to the u.s. government what's to say that any government won't use it in the same way you know that's exactly right i mean...
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has to be-- we need to do a strategic change in our policy towards iran to get results in iraq and syria and in lebanon. >> jamie: tell me what that would look like for us. >> it would look like us telling iranian leadership there are red lines inside iraq. it will look like we reaching out to the sunni and shia and kurdish moderates equivalent of a spring in iraq. >> jamie: the way you describe it doctor, it sound like a sense of urgency. i'm glad we have a chance to talk about it. >> thank you for having me, merry christmas. >> jamie: merry christmas, to you. >> kelly: the holiday season usually means a barrage of parties followed by rough mornings after. but a new hangover cure has just hit the market, oh, but does it really work? our medical a-teamer tells us all about it coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] who fills their holidays with sawdust? ♪ with quarter inch holes and blueprints for the coming year? those of us with doers on our lists. and because it's always better to give than to guess, we can take these last few days of shopping and our holiday budgets a lot further. ♪ mo
has to be-- we need to do a strategic change in our policy towards iran to get results in iraq and syria and in lebanon. >> jamie: tell me what that would look like for us. >> it would look like us telling iranian leadership there are red lines inside iraq. it will look like we reaching out to the sunni and shia and kurdish moderates equivalent of a spring in iraq. >> jamie: the way you describe it doctor, it sound like a sense of urgency. i'm glad we have a chance to talk...
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look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i think for the syrian people we can say one thing here as americans, there is no taste in this country, there is no ground swell for intervention in syria. president obama, the biggest applause line he's going to get in charlotte, north carolina, when he's renominated, is that he ended the iraq war. he is not going to go into another campaign, so in fact when you look at the libyans, it was a solar lunar eclipse. they were lucky. sarkozy worked for them and they were delivered. >> thanks for being on. let us know what you think. we're on face
look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i...
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hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines register took a look at it and keep in mind, television isn't expensive out here in iowa, not a lot of major markets to drive up the price, but that he spent the most, 3 million dollars and it's difficult not to see his ads out on the air. his campaign says the ads where he talks about his faith and talks about what he describes as the president's quote, war on religion, end quote or when he talks about congress and the need to cut them down to a part-time job, those get a good response, at least that's what the perry camp said. >> he's obviously trying to reach out to the evangelicals and electorate out there in
hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines...
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human rights council approved a resolution criticizing syria's crackdown on decent. four people were reported killed in violence today, including an 11-year-old syrian girl struck by a stray bullet across the border in lebanon. iranian diplomats left london a few hours ago. earlier they were busy packing after being ordered out by a british government. that was in retaliation for tuesday's mob attack on the british embassy in tehran. two female political leaders displayed sisterly solidarity today in burma. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent wendell goler is traveling with secretary of state hillary clinton. >> she greeted secretary of state clinton at the home that was her prison for most of the past 20 years. after an hour of talks, burma's most popular opposition leader remembered the thousands still imprison for their believes. >> two weeks ago they denied there were any political prisoners. on this day, mrs. clinton spoke of her host with phrase. >> we told the dream that you have so long represented to many of us around the world. >> the two women
human rights council approved a resolution criticizing syria's crackdown on decent. four people were reported killed in violence today, including an 11-year-old syrian girl struck by a stray bullet across the border in lebanon. iranian diplomats left london a few hours ago. earlier they were busy packing after being ordered out by a british government. that was in retaliation for tuesday's mob attack on the british embassy in tehran. two female political leaders displayed sisterly solidarity...
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central bank of syria, commercial bank of syria, other financial institutions, government officials, other individuals involved in repression, governmental entities and non-governmental entities. these are the general categories of things to target. in those seven categories over time, the united states is seven for seven. the european union is 6% including including the most significant of the sanctions which is to cut off of imports of the syrian oil. the arab league, if it goes through with sanctions will at this stage b347. turkey will be three for seven. so i think in the future much of our efforts will be working with turkey and with the arab league to see if additional work can be done in that area. but it is having an impact, but i hasten to add the impact of sanctions is dwarfed by the impact of assad driving the economy straight off the cliff through his policies. >> the gentleman's time is expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman. i appreciate you being here and i thank you for your distinguished military service. when
central bank of syria, commercial bank of syria, other financial institutions, government officials, other individuals involved in repression, governmental entities and non-governmental entities. these are the general categories of things to target. in those seven categories over time, the united states is seven for seven. the european union is 6% including including the most significant of the sanctions which is to cut off of imports of the syrian oil. the arab league, if it goes through with...
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some of the events in the arab world with one exception syria, have helped iran. iran has emerged as a major actor. along with turkey, with israel, we'll see what egypt becomes. this is part of the mix. u.s. influence is probably down. we're at a situation where our interests in this troubled part of the world, our interests are greater than our influence. never a comfortable point for a policy maker, but i think that's the truth. that in in some ways we're as much bystander to events as influen influencer. >> you've written abe about this, reorienting america to this challenge. looks to me, i don't know if you agree, the u.s. may be moving away from the middle east and iran to an extent and moving towards asia, the pacific, as the president has said. >> that makes strategic sense. look at the world, where is the great concentration of wealth? asia. ultimately this wealth will be translated in other forms of power, china, india, korea, japan. this is where history in the 21st century is largely going to be written. how asia plays out will determine more than anyth
some of the events in the arab world with one exception syria, have helped iran. iran has emerged as a major actor. along with turkey, with israel, we'll see what egypt becomes. this is part of the mix. u.s. influence is probably down. we're at a situation where our interests in this troubled part of the world, our interests are greater than our influence. never a comfortable point for a policy maker, but i think that's the truth. that in in some ways we're as much bystander to events as...
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foreign policy advisor to a number of american presidents says using gingrich's reasoning, jordan, syria and iraq are all invented people and have no right to statehood. >> i think elliott abrams wins the argument. it was a provocative way to put it and reflects one of gingrich's weaknesses is he tends to overintellectualize things and tries to put a historical gloss on everything so goes back to the ottoman empire and forgets the fact we are in a delicate diplomacy with israel and the palestinians and to project them and suggest -- provoke them and suggest they don't have right to any kind of a state. he put it last night in the continued attacks onial on the terror and that is a much better way to construct the argument. >> chris: , liz, do you agree with that. >> with what paul said. the challenge here is you don't want the attention focused on a sound bite from the candidates. you want it focused on the fact that president obama has the worst relationship with the state of israel than any president has had in a long time. iran by some accounts six to eight months from obtaining a nuc
foreign policy advisor to a number of american presidents says using gingrich's reasoning, jordan, syria and iraq are all invented people and have no right to statehood. >> i think elliott abrams wins the argument. it was a provocative way to put it and reflects one of gingrich's weaknesses is he tends to overintellectualize things and tries to put a historical gloss on everything so goes back to the ottoman empire and forgets the fact we are in a delicate diplomacy with israel and the...